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  2. Puppy - Wikipedia

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    They are unable to open their eyes. During their first two weeks, a puppy's senses all develop rapidly. During this stage the nose is the primary sense organ used by puppies to find their mother's teats, and to locate their littermates, if they become separated by a short distance. Puppies open their eyes about nine to eleven days following birth.

  3. Litter (zoology) - Wikipedia

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    Puppy litter at 8 weeks old. A litter is the live birth of multiple offspring at one time in animals from the same mother and usually from one set of parents, particularly from three to eight offspring. The word is most often used for the offspring of mammals, but can be used for any

  4. Dog breeding - Wikipedia

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    A litter consists of the puppies born from the same pregnancy. A whelp is a newborn puppy and giving birth to dogs is called whelping. Dogs commonly give birth in a whelping box, a simple box or pen provided to the dam to help shelter and contain the puppies. A person who intentionally mates dogs to produce puppies is referred to as a dog breeder.

  5. Fluffy Bernese Mountain Puppies Follow Mom Outside for Cutest ...

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    The average number of puppies in any breed's litter can range from 1 to 12 pups, depending on the breed, how big they are, age, health and history, and pregnancy history.

  6. Guide Dogs mother gives birth to nine puppies just in time ...

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    A Guide Dogs mother has given birth to a litter of nine puppies just in time for Christmas. The four-year-old golden retriever named Puds, a breeding dog for the charity, gave birth to five girls ...

  7. Mississippi Hero Mom Rescues 2 Sick Puppies After Witnessing ...

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    Puppies can be raised together without developing littermate syndrome, but it requires lots of socialization, obedience training, and bonding, both together and separately.

  8. Runt - Wikipedia

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    In a group of animals (usually a litter of animals born in multiple births), a runt is a member which is significantly smaller or weaker than the others. [1] Owing to its small size, a runt in a litter faces obvious disadvantage, including difficulties in competing with its siblings for survival and possible rejection by its mother.

  9. Canine reproduction - Wikipedia

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    Large and giant breeds average 7 puppies per litter but can have a maximum litter size of about 15. [25] In one study, the Rhodesian Ridgeback had the highest average litter size with 8.9 pups per litter while the Pomeranian and Toy Poodle had the lowest with 2.4 pups per litter. [25] The number of puppies also varies with the mother's age.